Legal Opinion
Matter of Velasquez
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 2, 1986No. 85-104PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Per curiam
On November 24, 1984, respondent Velasquez was disbarred by the Maryland Court of Appeals for actions involving the deposit of personal and business funds into his client’s escrow account and the use of that account to carry on the firm’s business for a period of five years in order to conceal the firm’s funds from creditors. The facts are fully set forth in Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Velasquez, 301 Md. 450, 483 A.2d 354 (1984), and in the attached Report and Recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility (Board) dated April 15, 1985.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- In Re HarrisonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Frank A. Tate v. United States of America, Robert M. Edelin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- In Re HinesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Attorney Grievance Commission v. VelasquezCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
- Matter of BurtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by49 opinions
- In Re ZilberbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- In Re ZdravkovichDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- In Re GarnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Attorney Grievance Commission v. WebsterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
- In Re ReidDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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